The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were defeated by the South Bend Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday. The Cubs rallied immediately against Wisconsin starting pitcher Ethan Dorchies in the bottom of the first, with three straight walks opening the inning.
Game Highlights
Luis Castillo launched his twelfth home run of the season to start the third inning for the Timber Rattlers. Braylon Payne kept the inning alive with a two-out infield single and took second on a throwing error. Luis Peña extended the inning by drawing a walk, and Eric Bitonti drove in Payne with a single to tie the game.
Kepley got the Cubs back in front in the bottom of the third, singling, stealing second, and going to third on a grounder. Escobar drove in Kepley with a sacrifice fly to left for a 3-2 lead. The Cubs added to their lead in the fifth, with Michael Carico starting the frame with a double, followed by an RBI double from Kepley.
The loss was the fourth in a row for the Timber Rattlers, the first time they have lost four in a row this season. Castillo’s home run was the 114th of the season for the Rattlers, with the franchise record for home runs in a season being 117, set by the 2021 team.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
